LSU moves up in top law school rankings

From Facebook

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) -

The LSU Law Center recently moved up four spots to #72 in the U.S. News top law school rankings.

The new ranking is the highest in LSU Law history.

"Taken together, the U. S News ranking, the #3 Best Value ranking by National Jurist/Pre-law Magazine, our students' consistently high rate of success on the Louisiana Bar Exam, and our graduates' continuing strong performance in obtaining employment, continue to confirm that we are providing our students with a valuable legal education at a reasonable cost," says LSU Law Chancellor Jack M. Weiss. "Although we are all aware of the limitations of this and other ranking schemes, it's always a welcome relief to advance in the U.S. News rankings."

Some 194 accredited law schools are reviewed by the magazine. LSU Law is one of only nine public law schools from Texas to Florida, and only one of three law schools in Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi, public or private, ranked in the Top 100.

LSU Law entered the U.S. News Top 100 for the first time in 2004.

Factors in the rankings include quality assessment, placement success, and faculty resources, among other things.

A state sales tax holiday will be held Memorial Day weekend so residents can stock up on hurricane supplies (Source: WAFB)

A state sales tax holiday will be held Memorial Day weekend so residents can stock up on hurricane supplies (Source: WAFB)

Memorial Day weekend may be the best time to stock up on supplies for hurricane season. On Saturday, May 26 and Sunday, May 27, the sales tax will drop from 5 to 3 percent on various items people need for storm preparation.

Memorial Day weekend may be the best time to stock up on supplies for hurricane season. On Saturday, May 26 and Sunday, May 27, the sales tax will drop from 5 to 3 percent on various items people need for storm preparation.

Police are asking for the public’s help to find a man accused of attacking his own brother. Greater Baton Rouge Crime Stoppers reported Wesley Hampton, 21, is wanted by the Baton Rouge Police Department.

Police are asking for the public’s help to find a man accused of attacking his own brother. Greater Baton Rouge Crime Stoppers reported Wesley Hampton, 21, is wanted by the Baton Rouge Police Department.

(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File). FILE - In this May 22, 2018 file photo, actor Morgan Freeman attends the 2018 PEN Literary Gala in New York. Freeman is apologizing to anyone who may have felt “uncomfortable or disrespected” by his behavior....

Actor Morgan Freeman has apologized for making anyone feel uneasy, in the wake of a CNN report in which multiple women accused him of sexual harassment or inappropriate behavior.More >>

Actor Morgan Freeman has apologized for making anyone feel uneasy, in the wake of a CNN report in which multiple women accused him of sexual harassment or inappropriate behavior.More >>